Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus, Ohio, holds title to a certain water line easement, located in the vicinity of Sixth Avenue and Gould Road, by virtue of a recorded deed of easement. The Board of Education of the Columbus City School District has requested the City release the aforementioned easement in exchange for a previously granted replacement easement. After investigation, it has been determined that the proposed exchange of easements will not adversely affect the City and therefore should be granted. The following legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those instruments necessary to release the aforementioned sewer easement at no charge.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Emergency Justification: N/A
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those documents necessary to release a water line easement located in the vicinity of Sixth Avenue and Gould Road at the request of the Board of Education of the Columbus City School District in exchange for a replacement easement previously granted to the City of Columbus, Ohio.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Ohio, holds title to a waterline easement by virtue of a recorded deed of easement; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Education of the Columbus City School District has requested that all water utility easement rights granted to the City by virtue of the aforementioned deed of easement, recorded in Deed Book Vol. 1211, Pg. 603, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio, be released in exchange for a replacement easement given to the City of Columbus, Ohio as Instrument Number 200606190118184; and,
WHEREAS, the Division of Water, after investigation, has determined that the release of said easement rights will not adversely affect the operations of the City of Columbus; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Public Utilities be, and hereby is authorized to execute those documents, prepared by the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to release all water utility easement rights obtained by the City of Columbus, Ohio by virtue of that deed of easement recorded in Deed Book Vol. 1211, Pg. 603, Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio, to wit:
Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.